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Personal info

Full name
EVANS, Rowland Cadwalader III
Date of birth
22 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13202612
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Michelshof, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 21 22

Immediate family

Members
Rowland C. Evans Jr. (father)
Elizabeth L. (Suddards) Evans (mother)
Sussanna Evans (sister)
Charles Evans (brother)

More information

Sgt Rowland C. Evans III enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 1 November 1943.

He was first buried in the Limey Cemetery, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files / Berry Spearman Lorenz Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S